Director Marketing Analytics

MMA (Marketing Management Analytics); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsos MMA is seeking a Director to lead senior client engagements, drive strategic analytics outcomes, and manage teams across multiple projects. You will nurture client relationships, mentor analysts, and ensure delivery excellence while expanding value across marketing, media, finance, and agency teams.

The role blends account management, strategic consulting, and people leadership, requiring a track record of delivering measurable business impact and guiding cross-functional teams to success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of leadership experience in analytics, consulting, or client-facing roles.
• Proven success managing client accounts with cross-functional teams and senior client executives.
• Strong understanding of analytics methods and applications and translating results into business actions.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, inspire, and develop high-performing teams across geographies.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage client accounts for small to mid-level clients and oversee teams of Managers, Consultants, and Analysts.
• Build and maintain relationships at Director to VP levels within client organizations.
• Lead development and mentoring of internal teams to ensure high performance and professional growth.
• Ensure adherence to project delivery objectives, timelines, and quality standards.
• Develop and implement client value propositions, including measurement, tracking, and recalibration of solutions.
• Translate analytics and model results into actionable strategic recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Client-facing

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Cross-functional teams

Job description

The Director role is a senior client-facing leadership position responsible for managing client accounts, delivering strategic insights, and driving measurable business impact. Directors lead teams across multiple projects, develop long-term client relationships, and ensure that Ipsos MMA solutions are applied effectively to solve key business challenges.

This role blends account management, strategic consulting, and people leadership, with direct responsibility for client relationships, team development, and project delivery excellence. Directors serve as trusted advisors to clients, helping them adopt Ipsos MMA services across marketing, media, finance, and agency teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly manage client accounts for smaller and mid-level clients, overseeing teams of Managers, Consultants, and Analysts
• Build and maintain strong relationships at Director to VP levels within client organizations
• Lead the development and mentoring of internal teams, ensuring high performance, engagement, and professional growth
• Ensure 100% adherence to project delivery objectives, timelines, and quality standards
• Develop and implement ongoing client value propositions, including measurement, tracking, validation, and recalibration of solutions
• Work with clients to drive adoption services across marketing, media, finance, and agency teams
• Translate analytics and model results into actionable strategic recommendations
• Partner with senior leadership to identify opportunities to expand business and deepen client engagement
• Serve as a thought leader and trusted advisor, ensuring Ipsos MMA solutions are applied effectively and continuously deliver value

Prerequisite Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of leadership experience in analytics, consulting, or client-facing roles
• Proven success managing client accounts, including cross‑functional teams and senior client executives
• Strong understanding of analytics methods and applications, including marketing mix modeling, customer attribution, pricing and promotion, brand equity management, forecasting, and media analytics
• Experience translating complex analytics into strategic, actionable business recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, inspire, and develop high‑performing teams across projects and geographies
• Strong strategic thinking, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• Experience across multiple industries preferred (retail, pharma, financial services, insurance, B2B, CPG, automotive)

What Success Looks Like

• Trusted advisor to clients, recognized for creating measurable business value
• Leads teams to deliver high‑quality, timely, and client‑ready outputs consistently
• Develops and mentors talent, fostering a collaborative and high‑performing culture
• Expands client relationships and drives new business opportunities
• Ensures adoption of Ipsos MMA solutions across client organizations
• Demonstrates operational excellence, strategic leadership, and impactful client engagement